Saturday, June 15, 2013

Staking It Down

I did a little Googling of deer fences and learned it was a common problem for deer to get their noses under the fences and push them up far enough to get through. They even make special stakes to hold the fence to the ground. Who would have known?

I started looking for a local supply of stakes when I realized I had a bunch of 18 - 20 inch ends of cedar fence boards that I rescued from Brooks and Lindalee's burn pile. I ripped a few into 1 1/2 inch widths and put a point on each one. Near the other end I put in a screw with about 1/4 inch sticking out to catch the lower wire. I pounded one in the ground in the middle of the first span hooking the bottom wire onto the screw head as it passed and buried the stake into the ground. It worked perfectly. I went along the whole length of the fence, putting one or two stakes in every span depending on the terrain. There is no way any deer are going to "nose" their way in now.

I sure miss that burn pile!

8 comments:

  1. It would be a lot cheaper, easier just to buy them apples and enjoy their company!!!! As i said before i am on the deer's side, please do not let Norma read this comment!!!!!!Les

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  2. Hope that works.

    That is how our doxies get out, nose under the fence and belly crawl their way to freedom. We've been working at containing them for over 10 years, hope you have better luck than we have.

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  3. Great fix to that deer problem, now to reinvest in more roses.

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    1. The last ones cost the same as a full tank of gas for the motorhome!

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  4. Hmmm.... deer or Croft? Who will win? It's an open question right now as far as I'm concerned!

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    1. There is no question, the deer will win. They were here long before us and will be here long after. All I want is a few years, they are welcome to eternity.

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  5. Necessity is truly the mother of invention. Or should that read 'desperation'?

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